doping

noun

Definition of doping

: the use of a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or erythropoietin) or technique (such as blood doping) to illegally improve athletic performance

Examples of doping in a Sentence

increased efforts to detect doping at the Olympic Games

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On Again, Off Again Chris Froome Drama: The Froome situation with the adverse analytical finding (the charge was abuse of asthma meds) reveals how broken the anti-doping systems are. — Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, "Lance Armstrong Takes on the Tour de France," 6 July 2018 The last time Russia hosted an event of this magnitude—the Winter Olympics in Sochi—the home nation’s athletes were embroiled in a widespread doping controversy. — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, "Russian Soccer’s Foreign Agent," 24 June 2018 The decision follows Errani's appeal against the original ban and voided results, while the Italian anti-doping agency had asked for a longer suspension. — Bianca Britton, CNN, "Tennis player Sara Errani 'disgusted' by doping ban increase," 12 June 2018 Rodchenkov fled from Russia to the United States and then assisted the World Anti-Doping Agency with its investigation into Russian doping. — Chris Chavez, SI.com, "U.S. Lawmakers Want to Criminalize Doping In International Sports," 12 June 2018 In March, the 28-year-old was charged with violating anti-doping regulations. — Siobhán O'grady, Washington Post, "Kenyan athlete admits to giving drug tester money but says he thought it was for ‘fuel or tea’," 1 June 2018 The All-Star second baseman was suspended for 80 games on Tuesday for violating baseball's drug agreement, becoming among the most prominent players disciplined under the sport's anti-doping rules. — Bloomberg.com, "Seattle Mariners' Robinson Cano Suspended 80 Games for Drug Violation," 16 May 2018 And how will the race ensure that any sub-elites who have breakthrough performances are held to the same anti-doping standards as their competitors? — Shira Springer, BostonGlobe.com, "Boston Marathon’s elite women’s start could use some tweaks," 6 May 2018 Although most professional sports, international anti-doping agencies and United States boxing commissions treat meat contamination differently from other positive tests, Nevada does not. — W.g. Ramirez, chicagotribune.com, "Canelo Alvarez suspended for 6 months for doping violations," 18 Apr. 2018

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doping

noun

English Language Learners Definition of doping

: the illegal use of a drug (such as a steroid) to improve an athlete's performance

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doping

noun

dop·ing | \ ˈdō-piŋ

Medical Definition of doping

: the use of a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or erythropoietin) or technique (such as blood doping) to improve athletic performance and that is typically banned in competitive sports … nearly two dozen athletes … have been banned from the Olympics in the last two weeks for doping violations. —Philip Hersh, The Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2008